Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-31

G. Hicks-3each resigned .as v.,Ier secretaryship for Ireland; later Balfour was chosen for the place.
 9. Emperor William of Germany celebrated his 9oth birthday.
 APRn-FoREIox.
 l. Crimes act passed by the British parliament q. Arrest of NJ. 5chnaebeles, special French commissioner, at Pagny Sur Moselle, by Germans Schnaebeles was released on the 2oth. 2. William O'Brien denounced Lord Lands to go to Canada and agitate the question there; Landsdowne being governor general of Canada, the idea was that he would yield rather than sub init to OBrien's appeal to Canada.
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 10. William O'Brien went to Montreal, Quebec. 17. French cabinet resigned.
 1S. DeFreycinct failed to form new cabinet 18. William O'Brien mobbed at Toronto, Ont. %. William O'Brien mebbed at Kingston, Ont S William O'Brien fired upon at Kingston, Ont.
 2S M. Rouvier formed new cabinet %. Riots in France because Gen. Boulanger had been relieved of the war portfolio and sent from Paris
 JUNE-FoRxloN.
 17. Gladstonians withdrew from the British house of commons.
 IT, William O'Brien returned to Ireland 19 Queen victoria's jubilee began and lasted several days.
 3o Revolution reported in the Sandwich Islands.
 JuLY-FoREIaH.
 g. Bulgarian throne offered to Prince Ferdi- ! nand. -. 1s Experimental mobilization bill passed in French chamber of deputies. Later the mobiliza- tion of the troops was successfully accomplished. 10. Queen Victoria approved Irish coercion bill. %. Gen. Boulanger, angered by Jules Ferry's criticisms, challenged the latter to fight a duel They didn't fght.-Dublin proclaimed under the crimes act. a...-.
 AUausr-HoME 5. New York Socialists put out of the United Labor party.
 l9. New York United Labor party nominated Henry George for secretary Of state.
 AuousT-FoREIaN.
 14. Ferdinand assumed the throne of Bulgaria Russia protested and has ever since protested, but Ferdinand still remains on the throne 24. O'Brien arrested.
 sEPTEMBER-RoME
 s. New York Socialists form the Progressive Labor party.
 sEPTEMDER-FoREIGN.
 1 British police fire on league meeting at Mitchelstown, Ireland, killing several people
 ocToBER-FoREIGN.
 14. Boulangcr arrested for complicity in the French decoration scandal This was a nasty mess, duplicating M. Wilson. son-in-law to Presi- dent Grevy; Gen. Caffarel, Mime. Limouzin, etc., and was what led to Crews ultimate resigna- tSn. NovEABER-HoAE. g. Election in most states. The principal vic tories were won in New York by the Democrats and Ohio by the Republicans. Both parties claimed the greater aggregate gains. NovEMBER-FcREIGS. 2. OBrien ordered to wear prison garb by prison authorities. He refused, and being left without his clothing some days later went with out his clothes till friend smugged in suit for him. IS. Alexander of Russia and Bismarck met in Germany, and it was discovered that forged dis. patches attributed to Germany had been shown the czar, which had led to complications likely to bring on hostilties. The Princess Clementine, mother of Ferdinand, now king of Bulgaria, was suspected of being the author of these dispatches DEcEMBER-aoME. 5. Fiftieth session of the United States congress convened; Carlisle made speaker.-United States supreme court decided in favor of the Prohibit tionsts. 6. President Cleveland sent his annual message to the United States senate. z. James G. Blaine issued an interview from Paris in answer to President Cleveland's mes sage. 8. Date of holding Republican nominating con. | vention fixed June 19, at Chicago. DEcEMBER-FoREIoN. 2. Lord Mayor Sullivan, of Dublin, locked UT | tor publishing league meetings; he was released shortly afterward, but was arrested again.--M | Grevy, president of the French republic re- 1 signed s---s French republic
 TO- Attempted murder of Jules Ferry by Q French crank. 12 French cabinet formed by M. Tirard.